BEST OF
BAVARIA WINE OSCAR Franconia’s best winegrower
PROF. WERNER MANG Sex effectively combats wrinkles
THE BAVARIAN Tradition and modernity
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REFUTES ALL CLICHES
Franz Keilhofer from Bischofswiesen
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SEX AGAINST WRINKLES
Recommended by Professor Werner Mang
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“Cabaret” at the Anniversary Festival of the Luisenburg Theatre
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THE BRASS WIESN FESTIVAL La Brass Banda and many more in Eching
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12 THE TATTOOED HIPSTER Franz Keilhofer wears traditional leather trousers and tattoos, works as a wood turner and model
18 CASTLE MARKETING Ludwig II. built sanctuaries and attracted tourists
22 TEMPLE FOR FC BAYERN The relics of football deities are displayed in the Allianz Arena
26 ELECTRICAL VEHICLES FROM BAVARIA The key differences between the Audi A3 e-tron and the BMW i3
30 CULINARY AUGSBURG The Swabian metropolis attracts visitors with stars, toques and cooking spoons
32 THE SILVANER AND ITS FRIENDS
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78 ON THE ISAR, DANUBE, SALZACH AND INN RIVERS Munich Opera Festivals, Agnes-Bernauer Festivals in Straubing and a Summer of Music between the Salzach and Inn rivers
88 ASCOT IN NEUBURG Ute Patel’s legendary fashion hat show – reputedly the largest in the world
92 THOSE WHO WANT TO BE BEAUTIFUL, ”MUST“ CUT Professor Werner Mang and Tanja Mitschele on beauty through surgery
98 KINGS CLASS III GERHARD RICHTER, ANDY WARHOL AND OTHER MODERN ARTISTS CAN BE SEEN AT HERRENCHIEMSEE CASTLE
Franconia’s best winegrower and a palatable weekend
102 COPS AND MISS MARPLE
in Escherndorf / Nordheim
Regional crime thrillers are very popular – investigations are now
44 IT COULDN’T BE MORE BAVARIAN Everything is authentic in the Waller restaurant in Oberaudorf
50 OFF TO BLECHING
taking place at Chiemsee
104 GO TO THE WATERSIDE AND MEET AMUSING WOMEN The Altmühltal panorama path celebrates its tenth Birthday and there
Fans of wind music meet up at the Brass Wiesn Festival in Eching
are historical surprises at the Altmühl Centre in Dollnstein
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112 VOLCANO STROLL
Andreas Hofmeir is successful with the tuba and cabaret
In the Upper Palatinate a geologically very young volcano has been
65 FROM BAYREUTH TO REICHENHALL A selection of summer festivals in Bavaria
70 CLIFF FESTIVALS The Luisenburg festivals in Wunsiedel / Upper Franconia have delighted visitors for 125 years. An interview with Artistic Director, Michael Lerchenberg
discovered and is open to visitors
114 ONE MAKES PAINTBRUSH HANDLES, THE OTHER PAINTS The company Deml produces paintbrush handles for the global market, Nikolaus Hipp paints and exhibits worldwide
120 FOUNDING AND EXPANDING UnternehmerTUM (Entrepreneurship) in Munich, The Centre for New Businesses in Ingolstadt and a new used car centre in Regensburg
126 NOBEL PRIZE WINNER AND MARTYR Norwegians awarded Conrad Roentgen the first Nobel Prize, Swedes split open Blasius Schelling’s skull
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ELECTRICALLY POWERED The Audi A3 e-tron and the BMW i3
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The BAVARIAN I FRANZ KEILHOFER REFUTES ALL CLICHES
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A view of Mount Watzmann, green meadow and farm. This is where Franz Keilhofer lives – farmer, woodturner, model, singer in a punk band
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Photos: Marcus Spangenberg
ART & CULTURE
THE BAVARIAN II LUDWIG II AND HIS CASTLES
He is perhaps the most well-known Bavarian of all: Ludwig II. (1845 – 1886), builder of the royal Bavarian castles. The king and his magnificent buildings represent Bavaria throughout the world; they are showpieces, provide cliches. Just a few weeks after the death of the Bavarian "Fairy-Tale King" Ludwig II, which remains mysterious to this day, the rush of visitors started to his castles, Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee, which he conceived as sanctuaries. This rush continues up to today, without an end in sight, as demonstrated by the activities surrounding the G7-summit meeting in June 2015. In Ludwig II’s 170th birth year and in honour of the upcoming 130-year Jubilee of the opening of the royal castles, the exhibition "Dream Castles?" allows a closer look. Ludwig II’s buildings as tourism and
marketing objects, the historical development of the constructions to tourist magnets and the consequences culminating in its advertising. Around 220 objects (all of them from Marcus Spangenberg’s private collection) underline the current endeavours of the Free State of Bavaria to have Linderhof, Neuschwanstein and Herrenchiemsee recognized as UNESCO World Heritage sites. In an accompanying book you can find a comprehensive, annotated part of a catalogue regarding the origins, developments and excesses of the castle tourism from 1836 to 2015 and exciting and informative contributions from several authors. At the same time, it becomes clear: casting a look back to the beginnings sharpens the view of the future! The exhibition was opened on 7. May 2015 in the reading room of the National Library in Regensburg in the presence
of Dr. Bernhard Luebbers (Director of the National Library in Regensburg), Joachim Wolbergs (Lord Mayor of the City of Regensburg), Franz-Xaver Lindl (Chairman of the Sparkasse Bank in Regensburg) and Marcus Spangenberg (Art Historian and Curator of the Exhibition). Luitpold, Prince of Bavaria, was a surprise guest and gave a speech at the opening event.
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The Reds’ Photos: FC Bayern
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Holy Grail A Visit to the FC Bayern Munich World of Experience
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Electromobility Bavarian Top Models: the Audi A3 e-tron and the BMW i3
The BMW i3 has a purely electrical engine Photo: BMW
Not just one premium supplier represents supreme quality made in Bavaria, but two. Audi and BMW. Both produce cars powered by electric. The BMW i3 is, however, purely powered by electric. The Audi A3 e-tron has an additional combustion engine. We spoke to representatives of both automobile manufacturers about the special features of their vehicles.
For commuters in urban areas Audi also offers an electrically powered car in the Audi A3 e-tron.
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Udo Ruegheimer, Manager of Communication Technology and Innovation, explains the Ingolstadt carmaker’s strategy in the area of electromobility. Mr Ruegheimer, what electrically-powered models does AUDI currently have on the market, and since when, and which models are still planned? Udo Ruegheimer: we’ve had a single, current, electrical vehicle on the market, the Audi A3 e-tron, for about one year now. We have, however, already announced that we’ll also be introducing the Q7 as an e-tron model; it will be introduced at the end of this year and launched onto the market next year. The R8 e-tron is currently being developed; that will be a purely electrical car. The A3 e-tron is, however, the high volume model in this category.
The A3 e-tron is a plug-in hybrid – what is that exactly? Ruegheimer: A plug-in hybrid means that the car has a combined power train which consists of a combustion engine and electrical motor, where the battery can be recharged at conventional power outlets. Once charged, the car can be driven up to a distance of 50 km purely electrically. The A3 e-tron has a high voltage system (inc. power electronics) with a lithium-ion battery. In addition though, this model also has a 1.4 litre TTFSI as an internal combustion engine. What are the advantages of a plug-in hybrid over a purely electrical power train? Ruegheimer: We believe that plug-in technology currently offers customers the best combination of local, emission-
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The Audi A3 e-tron is a plug-in hybrid Photo: Audi
free (electrical) driving and extensive driving distance (suitability for daily use). The A3 e-tron is therefore not dependent on the availability of charging stations or a recharging infrastructure and works exactly like a "normal" A3. Due to its additional features, the A3 e-tron is heavier than a normal A3 – how much heavier is the plug-in hybrid and how much more fuel does it need as a consequence? Ruegheimer: there isn’t a completely clear-cut answer to that. Of course, the additional weight can lead to increased fuel consumption. Needless to say, the additional weight depends to a large extent on the size of the high voltage battery. However, as the efficiency of an electrical engine is significantly greater and both power trains complement each other effectively in various driving
situations, this compensates the gain in weight. The purely petrol-run engine is possibly marginally less economical that an A3 without an additional e-engine. As vehicles with a combined power train are often used to drive shorter routes on an everyday basis, this is not of major importance. Quite the opposite – in these situations it is much more economical than the co n v e n t i o n a l engine.
electric vehicles that we have designed to date. That is the great advantage, that this electrical power train functions as a generator during light or medium slowing down and recuperates energy which is temporarily stored in the battery. In addition, it supports braking performance by this means.
Is the A3 e-tron equipped with an energy-recuperation system to recover braking energy?
What is the road performance in PS of the e-tron?
Ruegheimer: this is a feature of all the
Can the battery also be charged by the petrol engine? Ruegheimer: that also works. Due to the charging stategy of the car, the e-engine can be propelled by the combustion engine and the battery recharged during the journey.
Ruegheimer: the system performance of the A3
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Photo: Felix Groteloh [p h o t o w o r k]
Metal and Wind
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Haindling, La Brass Banda and Josef Menzl it rocks every year at the Brass Wiesn Festival in Eching.
Ael Jawala (sf) The former street musicians raise the temperature at clubs and festivals throughout Europe with their gypsy-saxophone-bigbeatfire. Loud, raw, vigorous and still full of poetry, they play themselves into the heart of their listeners. Ă„l Jawala fill the dancefloors when they appear and maintain musical depth and a multi-faceted aspect in doing so. The expert wind ensembles of both saxophones are the basis of the Ă„l Jawala sound. They spur on the audience as well as the musicians. The Eastern European folkloristic roots are extended through beats, electronic basses and also through dub and reggae elements to a unique blend. A danceable culture shock that leaves no-one cold!
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125 YEARS OF THE LUISENBURG FESTIVAL It’s the festival in the oldest open-air theatre in Germany: the theatre, musical and opera performances in the Luisenburg near Wunsiedel in Upper Franconia. Every year, thousands flock to the imposing set of the largest labyrinth of rocks in Europe. This year, the festival celebrates its 125th Birthday. Ludwig Hacker from Wunsiedel composed the play "Die Losburg" (another name for the Luisenburg), which was first performed on 20. July 1890 and contained images from the history and legend of the rocky hill. This is considered the start of the Luisenburg festival, although according to tradition, the Wunsiedel Latin students celebrated their summer festival, the Margarethe festival or beer singing in front of the rocky labyrinth as early as 1665, where plays written by the artists themselves were performed on a large rock ledge. In 1804, the present-day festival area was created. Following several building alterations and extensions, there is space for an audience of almost 1,800 observers in front of the natural stage, who are protected from rain by a pavilion roof. Since Michael Lerchenberg became Festival Director in 2004, an average of 137,000 visitors has come each season.
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Always perform The Brandner Kaspar grappled with the Boanlkramer (Death) on the Luisenburg again in 2015
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Photos: Juergen Sperl
A Love Until Death
Agnes Bernauer drowned in the Danube – Festival in Straubing
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Anna Lummer, actress playing Agnes Bernauer (2015), in front of the relief of the drowned woman in the chapel dedicated to her. Photos: Sperl
(mb) The story of Agnes Bernauer is a tale of love and suffering and of sentiments as strong as death. It tells of the beautiful barber’s daughter, Agnes from Augsburg, and Duke Albrecht, who falls immortally in love with her. However, a barber’s daughter used to be considered a dishonourable woman, apart from which, a commoner would not have befitted a Duke’s social status anyway. But Albrecht did not give in to pressure from his father, Duke Ernst, who was absolutely furious about the match of his son with a member of the Bernauer family, in those days considered entirely unsuitable. He married Agnes and brought her to the Duke’s castle in Straubing. But he had not reckoned with the cruelty of Duke Ernst, who span his web of intrigue in secret. As Duke Albrecht was separated from his Agnes for several days due to a hunting expedition, Duke Ernst dealt quickly. He arranged to have the Bernauer daughter condemned as a witch. She was drowned in the Danube on 12. October 1435, because she loved a man who she was not allowed to love. This story of love and suffering, of deep sentiments and even greater tragedy, happened exactly 580 years ago. Duke Ernst later regretted his actions; he had a chapel built in memory of Agnes Bernauer in the historical graveyard of Saint Peter. Since then, the beautiful Agnes smiles down from a stone relief. The Agnes-
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Magnificent, historical costumes sewed by members of the Festival Society themselves, dominate the scene. Foto: Silke Federsel
She was drowned in the Danube on 12. October 1435, because she loved a man she was not allowed to love.
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Ornate headdress: such extravagant creations can be seen at the hat show Photo: Silke Federsel
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SOCIETY
Ascot in
Neuburg THE FASHION HAT SHOW „MUT ZUM HUT“ HAS BEEN A MAJOR PUBLIC ATTRACTION FOR YEARS
(sf) Once a year, a breath of Ascot drifts through the Renaissance town of Neuburg. Then fashionable ladies bustle throughout the town, as artist Ute Patel-Missfeldt invites to a large fashion hat show. Her show "Mut zum Hut" (Courage to wear Hats) – perhaps the largest hat selling show in the world – celebrates its 17th Anniversary this year and remains a major public attraction, which doesn’t only attract the best hatmakers, milliners and designers to Neuburg, but also thousands of visitors from near and far. Especially ladies are impressed by the event: many roam through the castle rooms with their friends, from time to time try on the most diverse hat creations or take delight in the thousands of accessories including necklaces, brooches, scarves and shawls, which are also on sale.
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A polaroid self-portrait of Brigid Polk was the basis for this painting by Gerhard Richter.
RICHTER The exhibition "Königklasse III" (King’s Class III) at the Herrenchiemsee Castle will particularly interest fans of Gerhard Richter
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Pollen: Wolfgang Laib setting up his installation in the north wing of Herrenchiemsee Castle.
A special feature of the exhibition "Königklasse III" (King’s Class III) at Herrenchiemsee Castle is the room "Gerhard Richter: Brigid Polk". There are three paintings to be seen here by the internationally renowned German artist, Gerhard Richter, from the year 1971. Brigid Berlin, alias Brigid Polk, is the subject of each painting. She was a central figure in Andy Warhol’s circle, who is also displayed in the exhibition. On occasion of the exhibition, the earliest painting in this group of works was recently donated from a private collection to the Bavarian State Painting Collections through a sub-foundation within the Museum Foundation for the Promotion of Bavarian State Museums. In recognition of this generous gift to the public, the Hessian State Museum in Darmstadt and the New Museum for Art and Design in Nuernberg have declared themselves willing to loan the variations from the same group of works stored in their collections. For the first time since the paintings were originally painted, all three Gerald Richter paintings, which are under public ownership, have been brought together in Herrenchiemsee Castle.
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RUBRIK XY Magnificent view of the Weltenburg Abbey Photos: Naturpark Altm端hlthal
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The Altmuehltal Panorama Trail This year, the Altmuehltal Panorama Trail celebrates its 10 year anniversary – a reason to examine some of the highlights of this track more closely.
(sf) Picturesque castles, beautiful landscapes and refreshing springs. The Altmuehltal Panorama Trail leads you 200 km along the River Altmühl from Gunzenhausen to Kelheim. The scenic walk received the coveted award "Deutschlands Schoenster Wanderweg 2012" (Germany’s Most Beautiful Trails 2012) from the jury of the professional journal "Wandermagazin" (Hiking Magazine) and was also awarded the title of "Qualitätsweg Wanderbares Deutschland" (Quality Path in Walkable Germany). No wonder; the panorama trail offers just about everything needed to make a hiker’s heart beat faster, including an abundance of nature, culture and adventure experiences. Part of the trail can even be passed by boat and at many stops in the Altmuehltal (Altmuehl Valley), tired hikers can board a leisure bus in order to return home.
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